Trial begins in slaying of Mamaroneck mom, 49

Ex-con faces life in prison in Katz stabbing

10:36 PM,
Nov. 17, 2012

Reginald Powell leaves court in Mamaroneck Jan. 6, 2011.

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A man previously convicted of murder had sex with a 49-year-old Mamaroneck mother of two not long before he stabbed her and hid her lifeless body in a bedroom closet, prosecutors said Friday.

Reginald Powell, 56, faces up to life in prison if a jury finds him guilty of murdering Jennifer Katz. Powell was arrested on Dec. 30, 2010, when he was found in Harlem driving a sport utility vehicle owned by Katz, who was found dead in her Mamaroneck home two hours later.

Police also found two bags of heroin and 40 oxycodone pills in the SUV. ...